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Brent Net Long Fund Positions Rebound from Early June Drop

OIL POSITIONING

Money managers increased net long Brent positions last week by 69k according to the ICE Commitments of Traders data released on Friday.

  • ICE Brent net longs increased by the most in data back to 2011 up to +140k. Long only positions rose by 33k, and short only positions fell by 35k.
  • The rise comes as crude futures have recovered back to early May levels amid expectation of a Q3 deficit, following the bearish reaction to the early June OPEC meeting.
  • ICE Gasoil net long fund positioning also increased by 38k and up to the most bullish since mid April at +80k.
  • Nymex COT data is delayed until later today due to the US holiday last week.


Source: Bloomberg

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